Tag Archives: Bible

I Admire Humility That Releases Dynamic Unity

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Steve Simms

When Christians humbly open their heart to one another they discover amazing unity! There’s a supernatural heart-to-heart unity of the Spirit among Christ-followers that can be lost if not carefully maintained. Our natural desires that the Bible calls “the flesh” … Continue reading →

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Heartiletics — An Alternative Calling for Preachers

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Steve Simms

How you read the Bible will determine how you lead. I believe that Christian leaders should read the Bible (and teach all Christians to read it) with an open humble heart attuned to the Holy Spirit instead of merely reading … Continue reading →

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Different Words Can Help Us See Things More Accurately

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Steve Simms

The thoughts and wordsThat you think and sayWill either lift your upOr they will weighYou down. In the NIV version of the English Bible the translators quote Jesus as saying: “Don’t be afraid. Just believe.” (Mark 5:36) We’ve all have … Continue reading →

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Wow! Now This Man Had a Dream!

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Steve Simms

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a powerful dream. It changed the way black people are treated in the USA. Another man had a powerful dream around two thousand years earlier. His name was Joseph, and he was engaged to a … Continue reading →

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I Want to Be Known as Genuinely Spirit-Led

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Steve Simms

The Son of God has come to give us His understanding. (1 John 5:20) Now He wants to live within in us and to daily lead us by His Spirit. Continually surrendering your heart and your desires to the life … Continue reading →

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I Want to Be Good At “Revelationship”

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Steve Simms

I strive to be good at what I call revelationship. It’s the ability to humbly receive the insight, ideas, and wisdom directly from God. We know Christ lives within us “by the Spirit He gave us,” (1 John 3:24) — … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Weather is Sunshine in my Heart

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Steve Simms

My favorite weather is sunshine in my heart. I enjoy that kind of beautiful inner weather day and night by letting the Son of God continually shine in and be the literal King to rule over my thoughts, feelings, and … Continue reading →

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Are Daily Devotional Books (and Sunday School Curriculum) Overused?

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Steve Simms

Christian books and pamphlets called “daily devotionals” usually follow the format of quoting a Bible verse and then having a Christian preacher or writer express their opinion about it through short insights and catchy illustrations. Then they end with a … Continue reading →

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If I had a Billboard, it Would Say, “Let Jesus be Your Pastor!”

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Steve Simms

Be “led by the Spirit.” (Romans 8:14) Let “Christ in you,” (Colossians 1:27) the Great Shepherd of the sheep,” (Hebrews 13:20) be your pastor. According to the Bible, pastors are not individuals who head up Sunday services (Ephesians 4:11). Jesus … Continue reading →

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Prophetic Skipping is a Beautiful Challenge

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Steve Simms

Prophetic Skipping I love to skip and dance through time with the joy of the Lord as my strength. I savor and bask in the inner peace that comes from “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” The Scriptures are … Continue reading →

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